Like Folksingers Do

Well, I hate to leave you crying in the middle of the day

I hate to watch myself turning into some cliche

I hate to hit the road again knowing

what I’d put you through

But I guess that’s just what folksingers do

Well, I wish I didn’t care this much about the way some people are

Wish I could ride forever but the road only goes so far

I wish that I could settle down and say my ramblin’ days were through

But I guess that’s not what folksingers do

Lay me down, I need some rest

There’s so much weighing on my chest

It’s getting harder to pull through

Lay me down, I need a break

There’s only so much I can take

So if it’s all the same to you

Let me die just like them folksingers do

Well, I may not be the man my younger self thought he would be

And my shadow is the only one to ever follow me

But I’d rather sing just for my shadow than to sing a song untrue

And I guess that’s just what folksingers do

Lay me down, I need some rest

There’s so much weighing on my chest

And it’s a quarter after two

Lay me down, I need a break

There’s only so much I can take

So if it’s all the same to you

Let me die just like them folksingers do

Let me die just like them folksingers do